Thread: professionally honed..?

If it is a typical knife sharpening service I'd be worried about how much more steel they will remove second time around.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

If it is a typical knife sharpening service I'd be worried about how much more steel they will remove second time around.

yeah i know, that's why before i give it back i want to know what their process is while sharpening the blade before i let them touch it again.

Originally Posted by Utopian

In that case, bring the razor back with a can of shaving foam and a mirror and tell them you'd like to see one of THEM shave with it. If they are unwilling or unable, then ask for your money back again.

THIS is the only real way to know if a razor is"right" & truely ready for a customer...unless you are like Lynn and the razors whisper to him...

Originally Posted by shooter74743

THIS is the only real way to know if a razor is"right" & truely ready for a customer...unless you are like Lynn and the razors whisper to him...

Yeah, but after all this time, don't you figure he probably whispers to the razors?

lynn is like the chuck norris of straightrazors. He dosent have to hone them he just looks at them and they magically become razor sharp.
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(chuck norris once shot down a german plane by pointing his finger at it and yelling bang)

but Lynn doesn't wear superman pajamas, superman wears Lynn pajamas

i just called the company and they said they use wet stones to sharpen the blade. they didn't mention they send straight razors out to be sharpened. they also didn't know the grits of the stones, but i guess that just depends on whether the bevel is set or not. it sounds like they know what they're doing. too bad my razor came back sub par. once i get out of school, i'll take it back down there with the receipt and see what they can do.
i wish i had sent the razor to Lynn, or Utopian, or someone here who knows what they are doing instead of having to deal with this aggravating situation.

I'm still not so sure they know what they're doing. If they don't know the grits of the stones (unless they're natural), how do they know if it's working correctly?

I don't know for sure but I THINK when you send a razor to get honed the bevel should be reset to 'perfect' and progressed from there. I think they're feeding you some BS. Just demand your money back and send it out

yeah i agree. i haven't dealt with proffessional honing but to me ats advice makes since. just take it in there and demand your money and take it to someone else. i do woodworking and i do the knife sharpening for the kitchen i work in. i also hone my own razors. Even if they are using natural stones they should be able to give you a ball park number or just tell you what the rocks are, if they can't then maybe the person you're speaking with is an ignorant receptionists and you need to go higher. if you're speaking with a shop person then you need to get out of that situation... Its like if my car breaks down i take it to a mechanic and the mechanic "fixes' it but i still have the same problem. Do i try to make him fix it again. No! i try to get my money back and take it to someone else

okay, so the company called me back today and offered me another deal. the first deal was for me to take the razor down there, and they would resharpen it for no charge. the next offer was for them to refund my money, minus half the price of shipping. i spoke to the store manager who was very nice and understanding. so i took the deal to just get my money back. now i have to find another source to hone my razor.

Henry Westphal is a very good, small, family company. i cannot speak for every razor they have had, but mine certainly was not sharpened enough. the people there are extremely nice and understanding. they guarantee their work 100%.

thank you to everyone for chiming in on the situation!